Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen - Important Nordic Design London Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Domus (Milan), no. 300, November 1954, p. 60, fig. 3
    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Vol. 4: 1957–1966, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 79–81
    Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, p. 140

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present model chair was exhibited at Stand 22 of the 1959 Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibitions at the Kunstindustrimuseet, 18 September–4 October

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'Metropolitan' armchair

circa 1959
Oak, leather.
79.5 x 75 x 50 cm (31 1/4 x 29 1/2 x 19 5/8 in)
Produced by cabinetmaker Willy Beck and leatherwork by Dahlman saddlers, Denmark. Underside with metal label impressed 'PRODUCED BY/CABINET-MAKER/WILLY BECK/COPENHAGEN/DENMARK/ARCHITECTS A. BENDER MADSEN AND EJNER LARSEN'.

Estimate
£12,000 - 15,000 

Sold for £15,000

Important Nordic Design

27 September 2012
London